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network-manager package

  1. Bug #200950
  2. Comment #6

Comment 6 for bug 200950

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stereoit (smol-robert) wrote : Re: [iwl3945] network manager not able to associate

Hi I believe I have very same problem. I CAN connect to open networks, but cannot to HIDDEN one (WEP+WPA). From the log I see it might be related to WPA supplicant:

Mar 11 22:56:35 rsmol-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0_rename/wireless): access point 'NetTest' is encrypted, and a key exists.
  No new key needed.
Mar 11 22:56:37 rsmol-laptop NetworkManager: <info> retry to connect to global supplicant socket (try=1)
Mar 11 22:56:37 rsmol-laptop NetworkManager: <info> retry to connect to global supplicant socket (try=2)
Mar 11 22:56:37 rsmol-laptop NetworkManager: <info> retry to connect to global supplicant socket (try=3)
Mar 11 22:56:37 rsmol-laptop NetworkManager: <info> retry to connect to global supplicant socket (try=4)
Mar 11 22:56:38 rsmol-laptop NetworkManager: <info> retry to connect to global supplicant socket (try=5)
Mar 11 22:56:38 rsmol-laptop NetworkManager: <info> retry to connect to global supplicant socket (try=6)
Mar 11 22:56:38 rsmol-laptop NetworkManager: <info> retry to connect to global supplicant socket (try=7)
Mar 11 22:56:38 rsmol-laptop NetworkManager: <info> retry to connect to global supplicant socket (try=8)
Mar 11 22:56:39 rsmol-laptop NetworkManager: <info> retry to connect to global supplicant socket (try=9)
Mar 11 22:56:39 rsmol-laptop NetworkManager: <info> retry to connect to global supplicant socket (try=10)
Mar 11 22:56:39 rsmol-laptop NetworkManager: <info> retry to connect to global supplicant socket (try=11)
Mar 11 22:56:39 rsmol-laptop NetworkManager: <info> retry to connect to global supplicant socket (try=12)
Mar 11 22:56:40 rsmol-laptop NetworkManager: <info> retry to connect to global supplicant socket (try=13)
Mar 11 22:56:40 rsmol-laptop NetworkManager: <info> retry to connect to global supplicant socket (try=14)
Mar 11 22:56:40 rsmol-laptop NetworkManager: <info> retry to connect to global supplicant socket (try=15)
Mar 11 22:56:40 rsmol-laptop NetworkManager: <info> retry to connect to global supplicant socket (try=16)
Mar 11 22:56:41 rsmol-laptop NetworkManager: <info> retry to connect to global supplicant socket (try=17)
Mar 11 22:56:41 rsmol-laptop NetworkManager: <info> retry to connect to global supplicant socket (try=18)
Mar 11 22:56:41 rsmol-laptop NetworkManager: <info> retry to connect to global supplicant socket (try=19)
Mar 11 22:56:41 rsmol-laptop NetworkManager: <info> Error opening supplicant global control interface.
Mar 11 22:56:41 rsmol-laptop NetworkManager: <WARN> real_act_stage2_config(): Activation (wlan0_rename/wireless): couldn't connect to the supplicant.